Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
17
3
S
16
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5414
5046
4279
3635
2840
2507
2748
4084
3294
2503
1793
1452
989
734
546
456
350
279
233
174
161
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
10
N
20
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28AM1.76m
6:51PM1.74m
7:19AM1.76m
7:44PM1.71m
8:16AM1.77m
8:41PM1.69m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.29m
1:12AM0.29m
1:42PM0.32m
2:05AM0.29m
2:39PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
10
12
14
13
11
12
13
12
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
-1
2
5
2
4
4
5
5
7
9
9
6
7
8
10
9
12
13
11
10
9
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